The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution on Wednesday expressing outrage at “widespread and systematic gross violations” by Syrian authorities, the Associated Press reported. The resolution, initiated by Saudi Arabia on behalf of dozens of states...

Gen. Mohsen Mousa, top commander of 156-Brigade, has been killed near Dumeir depots due to rebels' ambush, northeast Damascus, field sources said. Islam Army activists have posted online photo showed Mousa's body. Rebels have welcomed the priceless gain by...
Russia is ready to provide security at the Syrian port of Latakia and in Syrian waters while the country's chemical weapons arsenal is destroyed, Itar-Tass news agency quoted a Russian official as saying on Wednesday. Syria is due to hand over deadly toxins which can be used to make...